The Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series Engaging ideas : the professor's guide to integrating writing, critical thinking, and active learning in the classroom

Type

Book

Authors

Bean, John C.

ISBN 13

9780470532904

Tags

Critical thinking, Academic writing, EDUCATION / Higher, Study and teaching

Series Name

The Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series

Description

"Engaging Ideas, Second Edition is a practical nuts-and-bolts guide for teachers from any discipline who want to design interest-provoking writing and critical thinking activities and incorporate them into their courses in a way that encourages inquiry, exploration, discussion, and debate. Integrating critical thinking with writing-across-the-curriculum approaches, the book shows how teachers from any discipline can incorporate these activities into their courses in a way that encourages inquiry, exploration, discussion, and debate. This edition features new material dealing with genre and discourse community theory, quantitative/scientific literacy, blended and online learning, and other current issues"-- Provided by publisher.

Biblio Notes

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 337-352) and index.

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